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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtisimo, post: 2762421, member: 83845&quot;]I always think it&#039;s great when a representative of a major dealer/action house takes the time to reach out to the collector community to address a concern so big cudos to you all over at Roma.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think it would be more accurate to say that the coin is being &quot;minimally harmed in the short term&quot; when it comes to glued on patina.&nbsp; Chemicals in some glues (such as chlorides) and some soils that contain sulfides etc. can indeed accelerate corrosion of bronze alloys in the medium and long term.&nbsp; It&#039;s is impossible to know without knowing the exact composition of the artificial additives.&nbsp; I think this practice will not be looked on kindly by future generations of numismatist (such as tooling is now) for this very reason.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I think this should absolutely be taken as a compliment in this manner and more directly a reminder of the trust the community puts in reputation over all else.&nbsp; When new members get burned by fakes or ask for direction it is not uncommon for members to point them toward Vcoins or auction houses such as yours.&nbsp; That is because there is trust that these venues will protect new collectors from deceptive practices as much as is reasonable.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t see the Roma coins in question but it sounds like they were labelled responsibly.&nbsp; That doesn&#039;t seem like it is always the case on other venues.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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